APPENDIX A: STIMULI
Experiment 1
Grammar set with a simple feature
Grammar A1
Study items
MXSJSQJ
MXTNXSJ
MXTNXTN
MWSJWSJ
MWSJSQJ
MWTNXSJ
MSQJWTN
MSQJSQJ
MSRZPRZ
MPQJWSJ
MPQJSRZ
MPRZPQJ
MXSJWSJWTN
MXSJWTNXSJ
MXTNXSJWTN
MXTNXSJSRZ
MXTNXTNXSJ
MWSJWTNXSJ
MWSJSRZPQJ
MWTNXSJWTN
MWTNXTNXSJ
MWTNXTNXTN
MSQJWTNXSJ
MSQJSRZPQJ
MSQJSRZPRZ
MSRZPQJWTN
MSRZPRZPRZ
MPQJWTNXSJ
MPQJWTNXTN
MPQJSQJWSJ
MPRZPQJSRZ
MPRZPRZPQJ
Test items
MXSJWSJ
MXSJSRZ
MWSJSRZ
MSQJWSJ
MSRZPQJ
MPQJSQJ
MXSJWTNXTN
MXTNXSJWSJ
MWSJSRZPRZ
MSQJWTNXTN
MPQJSQJSRZ
MPRZPQJWSJ
_XSJWTN
_WSJWTN
_WTNXTN
_SQJSRZ
_PQJWTN
_PRZPRZ
_XSJSRZPQJ
_WSJWTNXTN
_WTNXSJWSJ
_SRZPRZPQJ
_PQJSRZPQJ
_PRZPQJWTN
Grammar B1
Study items
QPMZSMZ
QPMZSTJ
QPMZWRN
RSMZSTJ
RSMZWRN
RWQZWRN
TSTJPTJ
TWQZSMZ
TWRNXQZ
SXQZSTJ
SXQZWQZ
SXRNXRN
QPMZSTJPTJ
QPMZWRNXQZ
QPTJPMZSMZ
QPTJPMZSTJ
QPTJPTJPMZ
RSTJPMZSMZ
RSTJPMZSTJ
RWQZSTJPTJ
RWQZWRNXQZ
RWRNXRNXQZ
TSMZSTJPTJ
TSMZWRNXRN
TSTJPTJPMZ
TWQZWRNXRN
TWRNXRNXRN
SXQZSTJPMZ
SXQZWQZWRN
SXQZWRNXQZ
SXRNXQZSMZ
SXRNXQZSTJ
Test items
QPTJPMZ
RSMZSMZ
TSTJPMZ
TWQZWQZ
SXQZSMZ
SXRNXQZ
QPMZSTJPMZ
TSMZSTJPMZ
RSTJPTJPTJ
TWRNXQZSTJ
SXQZWQZSMZ
SXRNXRNXQZ
_PMZWQZ
_PTJPTJ
_SMZWQZ
_WQZSTJ
_WRNXRN
_XQZWRN
_PMZSMZSTJ
_PTJPMZWRN
_SMZWRNXQZ
_WQZSTJPMZ
_XQZSTJPTJ
_XRNXQZWRN
Grammar set without a simple feature
Grammar A2
Study items
RXMJSQJ
RXTNXMJ
RXTNXTN
QWMJWMJ
MWMJSQJ
MWTNXMJ
QSQJWTN
MSQJSQJ
QSRZPRZ
TPQJWMJ
TPQJSRZ
TPRZPQJ
RXMJWMJWTN
RXMJWTNXMJ
RXTNXMJWTN
RXTNXMJSRZ
RXTNXTNXMJ
MWMJWTNXMJ
QWMJSRZPQJ
QWTNXMJWTN
MWTNXTNXMJ
QWTNXTNXTN
QSQJWTNXMJ
QSQJSRZPQJ
MSQJSRZPRZ
MSRZPQJWTN
MSRZPRZPRZ
TPQJWTNXMJ
TPQJWTNXTN
TPQJSQJWMJ
TPRZPQJSRZ
TPRZPRZPQJ
Test items
RXMJWMJ
RXMJSRZ
QWMJSRZ
MSQJWMJ
MSRZPQJ
TPQJSQJ
RXMJWTNXTN
RXTNXMJWMJ
MWMJSRZPRZ
QSQJWTNXTN
TPQJSQJSRZ
TPRZPQJWMJ
_XMJWTN
_WMJWTN
_WTNXTN
_SQJSRZ
_PQJWTN
_PRZPRZ
_XMJSRZPQJ
_WMJWTNXTN
_WTNXMJWMJ
_SRZPRZPQJ
_PQJSRZPQJ
_PRZPQJWTN
Grammar B2
Study items
QPMZSMZ
QPMZSTJ
QPMZWRN
RSMZSTJ
RSMZWRN
RWQZWRN
TSTJPTJ
TWQZSMZ
TWRNXQZ
MXQZSTJ
MXQZWQZ
MXRNXRN
QPMZSTJPTJ
QPMZWRNXQZ
QPTJPMZSMZ
QPTJPMZSTJ
QPTJPTJPMZ
RSTJPMZSMZ
RSTJPMZSTJ
RWQZSTJPTJ
RWQZWRNXQZ
RWRNXRNXQZ
TSMZSTJPTJ
TSMZWRNXRN
TSTJPTJPMZ
TWQZWRNXRN
TWRNXRNXRN
MXQZSTJPMZ
MXQZWQZWRN
MXQZWRNXQZ
MXRNXQZSMZ
MXRNXQZSTJ
Test items
QPTJPMZ
RSMZSMZ
TSTJPMZ
TWQZWQZ
MXQZSMZ
MXRNXQZ
QPMZSTJPMZ
TSMZSTJPMZ
RSTJPTJPTJ
TWRNXQZSTJ
MXQZWQZSMZ
MXRNXRNXQZ
_PMZWQZ
_PTJPTJ
_SMZWQZ
_WQZSTJ
_WRNXRN
_XQZWRN
_PMZSMZSTJ
_PTJPMZWRN
_SMZWRNXQZ
_WQZSTJPMZ
_XQZSTJPTJ
_XRNXQZWRN
Experiment 2
Grammar A3
Study items
RMXMJSQN
RMXTNXMN
RMXTNXTZ
QMWMJWMN
QMWMJSQN
QMWTNXMN
QMSQJWTZ
QMSQJSQN
QMSRZPRJ
TMPQJWMN
TMPQJSRJ
TMPRZPQN
RMXMJWMJWTZ
RMXMJWTNXMN
RMXTNXMJWTZ
RMXTNXMJSRJ
RMXTNXTNXMN
QMWMJWTNXMN
QMWMJSRZPQN
QMWTNXMJWTZ
QMWTNXTNXMN
QMWTNXTNXTZ
QMSQJWTNXMN
QMSQJSRZPQN
QMSQJSRZPRJ
QMSRZPQJWTZ
QMSRZPRZPRJ
TMPQJWTNXMN
TMPQJWTNXTZ
TMPQJSQJWMN
TMPRZPQJSRJ
TMPRZPRZPQN
Test items
RMXMJWMN
RMXMJSRJ
QMWMJSRJ
QMSQJWMN
QMSRZPQN
TMPQJSQN
RMXMJWTNXTN
RMXTNXMJWMN
QMWMJSRZPRJ
QMSQJWTNXTZ
TMPQJSQJSRJ
TMPRZPQJWMN
R_XMJWTZ
Q_WMJWTZ
Q_WTNXTZ
Q_SQJSRJ
T_PQJWTZ
T_PRZPRJ
R_XMJSRZPQN
Q_WMJWTNXTZ
Q_WTNXMJWMN
Q_SRZPRZPQN
T_PQJSRZPQN
T_PRZPQJWTZ
Grammar B3
Study items
QTPMZSMJ
QTPMZSTN
QTPMZWRZ
RTSMZSTN
RTSMZWRZ
RTWQZWRZ
RTSTJPTN
RTWQZSMJ
RTWRNXQJ
MTXQZSTN
MTXQZWQJ
MTXRNXRZ
QTPMZSTJPTN
QTPMZWRNXQJ
QTPTJPMZSMJ
QTPTJPMZSTN
QTPTJPTJPMJ
RTSTJPMZSMJ
RTSTJPMZSTN
RTWQZSTJPTN
RTWQZWRNXQJ
RTWRNXRNXQJ
RTSMZSTJPTN
RTSMZWRNXRZ
RTSTJPTJPMJ
RTWQZWRNXRZ
RTWRNXRNXRZ
MTXQZSTJPMJ
MTXQZWQZWRZ
MTXQZWRNXQJ
MTXRNXQZSMJ
MTXRNXQZSTN
Test items
QTPTJPMJ
RTSMZSMJ
RTSTJPMJ
RTWQZWQJ
MTXQZSMJ
MTXRNXQJ
QTPMZSTJPMJ
RTSMZSTJPMJ
RTSTJPTJPTN
RTWRNXQZSTN
MTXQZWQZSMJ
MTXRNXRNXQJ
Q_PMZWQJ
Q_PTJPTN
R_SMZWQJ
R_WQZSTN
R_WRNXRZ
M_XQZWRZ
Q_PMZSMZSTN
Q_PTJPMZWRZ
R_SMZWRNXQJ
R_WQZSTJPMJ
M_XQZSTJPTN
M_XRNXQZWRZ
APPENDIX B
Table B1.Summary of verbal reports in Experiment 1
No FeatureFeature
Characteristic Grammar Frequency Characteristic Grammar Frequency
MJA5M 1stA11
XA3Q 1stB3
ZSMB3T 1stB3
STJB2MA2
TNXA2PB2
WA2R 1stB2
WTNA2S 1stB2
ZWB2ZB2
QA*2J lastA2
MWA1JSA1
MXB1NA1
PTJB1SA1
QB1SJA1
QJA1SMB1
RNXB1TB1
RXA1WA1
RZA1XA1
SMB1JB*1
TJB1XB*1
TJPB1MB*1
ZB1X 1st*B1
ZSB1S 1st*A1
ZWRNB1RA*1
JB*1X 1-3A*1
MA*1Q 1-3A*1
MX*A1TA*1
PA*1angularB 1
PRZ*A1combinationsA1
RA*1difficultB1
SZM*B1easierA1
TJQ*B1repetitionB1
TRQ*A1warm, roundA1
ZA*1
1 x RA1
0 of 2x RB1
LongA1
ShortB1
RegularB1
RepetitionA1
Note. * = incorrect.
Table B2. Summary of verbal reports in Experiment 2 (with feature)
CharacteristicGrammarFrequency
MNA4
TNXA3
MA2
M 1stB2
M 2ndA2
QTPB2
RMXA2
RTSB2
T 1stA2
TMPA2
QB*2
J lastB1
JPB1
JWA1
MJ lastB1
MTB1
MTXB1
MZSTNB1
PB1
PQNA1
Q 1stA1
Q endA1
QMWA1
RMA1
RNXB1
RTB1
RTWB1
RZ lastB1
SB1
SMB1
SQNA1
TB1
T 2ndB1
TMPQA1
TPB1
WMNA1
ZWB1
MWJ*A1
N lastB*1
QSJ*A1
QTM*B1
QWZ*B1
RA*1
RTP*A1
RTX*B1
TA*1
TMP*B1
WMX*B1
Z lastA*1
End alphabetB1
Combinations of
W, Q,J B 1
Note. * = incorrect. _ = contains feature.